Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said he will not meddle into the process of selecting a new Onisan of Isan-Ekiti.
He stated this on Saturday when some community leaders from Isan-Ekiti visited him at the Government House, Ado-Ekiti.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor said filling vacant traditional stool was a sacred assignment that must be allowed to take its natural course.
The governor opined that whoever should pervert justice and fair play in selecting rulers for vacant traditional stools might not be able to stand the consequences later in life.
“I am not interested in who becomes the Onisan of Isan-Ekiti. I am not part of the process of selection. My role is to present the Staff of Office and other paraphernalia of office to whoever is selected. People aspiring to be the new Onisan have the right to be members of the political party of their choice.
“The stage the matter is now has not concerned me.
I won’t impose anybody to be king. The constitution does not allow the governor to witness the selection of an Oba-to-be by Ifa Oracle. There are procedures and let the system produce the oba in line with God’s will. It is equal right to note that former Governor Kayode Fayemi is from Isan and in handling such a matter, we must not only do what is right but be seen to do what is right.
“What will an Onisan stop me from doing? People should stop coming to me over the new Onisan. I have installed 13 new Obas since I came to office and everything has gone well. After the normal procedure has been followed and anybody who feels aggrieved should go to court,” he said.
Earlier, the people from Ilome Ruling House, led by Chief Agboola Ariyo and Oluwasiku Williams, said some people within the same ruling were using their influence and wealth to manipulate the process of selecting a new monarch for the town.
They also accused some people of dropping the name of the governor and going about to say the governor had approved their choice as the new Onisan of Isan-Ekiti.
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